Lodge Seeks Army of 750000 Amid War Games
Senator Lodge and Senator Holman urged expanding the regular U S Army to 750000 men as wartime defense plans unfold during Third Army maneuvers at Camp Beauregard. Officers suggested compulsory training and a year of service for youths to bolster national defense and provide skill development. Observers from 32 states studied the war games with nearly 70000 troops. top generals attended as extended maneuvers were discussed.
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Senator Lodge
R.-Mass
America
Roosevelt
Lodge
Washington
Holman
F.ore
United States
British Isles
Canada
Caribbean
South America
Hugh A. Drum
John L. Dewitt
War Today on the German offensive and the fight for Calais
The piece describes Allied defense under German pressure in the St. Quentin and Somme sectors as the Germans push toward Channel ports. It notes the strategic importance of Calais and Amiens, the risk of a new Somme style breakthrough, and calls for disciplined resistance under leaders like Weygand as Allied forces strive to block a German path to coastal ports and air power against England.
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St. Quentin
Somme
Channel
England
Amiens
Leity
Calais
Dover
Fosh
France
Holland
London
Belgium
Seneca County Girl Crowned 1940 Apple Blossom Queen
Doris Falke of Romulus Seneca County was named the 1940 Western New York Apple Blossom Queen at Batavia after a daylong festival drawing about 15 000 visitors Admiral Reg Belknap retired U S Navy crowned her and Prof Wilbert L Dingwell led judges choosing her from eight counties
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Eneca County
Queens
Batavia
Doris Falke
Romulus
Seneca County
New York
Brunet
Reginald R. Belknap
U. S. Navy
Wilbert L. Dingwell
University of Rochester
Doris
Allied Peril Said to Lack Of Air Pilots
A May 20 report quotes Maj Alexander P. Seversky arguing Allied air forces face a pilot shortage. He urges offering American youth aviation careers after training and proposes expanding air mail and express services to create thousands of pilot jobs for air corps graduates.
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Allied Peril
New ‘York
Alexander P
Seversky
U.S. Army
Germany
United States
Europe
Bat
England
France
Eddie Rickenbacker
Air Corps
Car Crash Fatality Claims 21-Year-Old
Buffalo report. Francis Dwyer aged 21 killed when his car collided with another at a street intersection last night.
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Buffalo
Francis Dwyer
Norway seeks shelter and aid amid Narvik relief efforts
Norwegians in northern Norway press for shelter as Allies target German forces in Narvik. Officials report contacts with the American Red Cross and other groups to assume relief work. Refugees in Sweden are being absorbed into the Swedish economy as swiftly as possible.
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Norway
Norrom
Narvik
Red Cross
Sweden
Damaged Albany Theater Reopens After Fire Threat
A fire damaged plaster and threatened nearby buildings at a theater in Albany on May 20. Firefighters saved the structure. owner Christopher H Buckley of Bennington Vermont had converted the former theater into a movie house a decade ago. The venue once hosted many stage and vaudeville stars and was used for Alfred E. Smith's 1936 anti Roosevelt speech.
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Fleming
Bennington
Alfred” A. Smith
Hailstones 14 Inches Circumference Reported in NSW
In 1847, hailstones measuring 14 inches in circumference were observed falling in New South Wales, Australia, a rare example of extreme weather recorded during that period. The incident highlights historical patterns of severe hail events in the region and reflects the era's sparse meteorological documentation.
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New South Wales
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